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Environmental Health Scientist: Exploring a Position to make Earth an Inhalable Place for Future Generations
FARIA KHAN, ICHF, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract Number: 581
Working Group: Meet the Job Seekers
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“A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales” ~ Marie Skłodowska Curie
After completing my BS (hons) in Applied Biosciences (2014) and MS in Industrial Biotechnology (2016), I started on my “fairytale journey” through a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from ICHF PAS, Warsaw, Poland in 2017 as a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher. It is a co-funded position under the supervision of Prof. Rafal Szmigielski, co-supervised by Prof Jason D. Surratt from UNC, Chapel Hill. My research focus is on the Toxicological Screening of Atmospheric Pollutants.
My dissertation topic encompasses the in vitro toxicity testing of three important secondary organic aerosol (SOA) systems: a-Pinene SOA, Biomass Burning Aerosol and Isoprene derived SOA. It involves studying post-exposure perturbations in lung cells through high throughput screening and functional analysis. This has equipped me in handling instruments including spectrophotometers, fluorescent microscope, confocal microscope, and flow cytometer. At present, I am in a research secondment at UNC, Chapel Hill, USA, working on the final part of project and writing manuscripts for former two systems.
I have co-authored five peer-review research publications (three as first author) in nano-biotechnology domain from my BS and MS research and contributed to writing book chapters, systematic review, and a review article. Overall, I have a six years research experience in various scientific disciplines. I aspire young scientists through mentoring platforms such as CSIH Mentornet and NYAS platforms. During my MS, I was actively involved in science entrepreneurism trainings and university-based start-ups.
My future goals are to emerge as a scientific leader in environmental health and nanotechnology safety domain. I am exploring research scientist/ post-doctorate or industrial position. Will finally decide on what motivates me about the prospective position and how it will add to my knowledge and learning.A scientific research position related to policy-making shall be a dream job for me. I will finish my Ph.D in May 2021 and be available to join from June 2021. My geographical preference shall be an engaging position across US or E.U.
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Faria_Khan3
https://www.linkedin.com/in/faria-khan13
http://www.names.edu.pl/about/1329142501?more=1524129574
email: fkhan@ichf.edu.pl, fariakhan89@gmail.com